The Hills Post Acute is located in the large metropolitan area of Santa Ana, California. This facility received an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a subpar grade. Santa Ana received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth considering. The best thing we can say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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The Hills Post Acute
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this nursing home overall, we gave it a B- for our inspections rating. This grade is more respectable than the place's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its next most favorable category score in the area of long-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a respectable grade. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.646645 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. Nursing scores are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This facility averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next category, we gave this nursing home a D in our short-term care category. This is the nursing home's least impressive category rating. Short-term care scores are important for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With a score this poor in this area, we weren't stunned to learn that this nursing home was well below average in several staffing metrics we assess. In fact, it provided substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most facilities. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 3.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Hills Post Acute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Hills Post Acute, 7.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Hills Post Acute, 2.12% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Hills Post Acute, 0.74% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who have sustained a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Hills Post Acute, 6.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Hills Post Acute, 9.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Hills Post Acute, 1.01% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Hills Post Acute, 99.82% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Hills Post Acute, 5.78% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Hills Post Acute, 8.3% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Hills Post Acute, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Hills Post Acute, 8.3% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Hills Post Acute, 9.22% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Hills Post Acute, 86.8% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Santa Ana, CA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Dialysis
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- Fmc-South Orange County1.16 miles away2020 E. First Street, Suite 100 Santa Ana California 92705CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (714) 972-1236
- Fmc-Rai-East First Street-Tustin1.51 miles away535 E. First Street Tustin California 92780Dialysis Stations: 25 (714) 730-1428
- Satellite Healthcare Orange2.32 miles away1518 W. La Veta Avenue Orange California 92868CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (714) 285-9675
- Davita-Main Place Dialysis Center2.62 miles away146 South Main Street Orange California 92868CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (714) 938-0870
- Fmc-University Dialysis Center of Orange2.81 miles away1809 W. Chapman Avenue Orange California 92868CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (714) 634-3583